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One More Best Demos of Next Fest Showcase

The final, and bonus episode, of my (Josh Bycer) favorite demos from Steam Next Fest February 2025 edition.

00:00 Intro
00:26 Cantaloupe Chronicle
01:54 Kaya’s Prophecy
4:25 Opus Cortex
5:28 Touhou: the Unreachable Oneiroborder
6:50 Blasted Dice
8:45 Katanaut
10:44 Artis Impact
11:52 Fumehead
14:21 Starless Abyss

Josh Bycer

Owner of Game Wisdom with more than a decade of experience writing and talking about game design and the industry. I’m also the author of the “Game Design Deep Dive” series and “20 Essential Games to Study”

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Best of Next Fest February 2025 Part 10)

We’re just one more part left for my (Josh Bycer‘s) best of Steam Next Fest February 2025 showcase.

00:00 Intro
00:22 As We Descend
3:28 Olaf the Boozer
4:52 Zombieville USA 3D
6:00 Which Way Up: Galaxy Games
7:00 Seekers of Eclipse
8:50 Wanderstop
10:59 Inkborn
12:16 Muffles’ Life Sentence

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Best Next Fest Demos Part 8

The latest part of my (Josh Bycer’s) coverage of Next Fest 2025 February edition. (Editor’s note: I’ve been working through a backlog of these review posts; this one was made three months ago!)

00:00 Intro
00:15 Vilde
1:08 Mountain Boy
1:55 Grand Shooter
3:14 Ghost Hand
4:18 Mecha Knights Legends
5:35 Kejora
7:03 Tilemancer Dungeon

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Best of February Next Fest Part 7

This is part 7 of my (Josh Bycer‘s) look at Steam Next Fest February 2025 edition.

00:00 Intro
00:18 Leftovers KO
1:28 Once Upon a Puppet
3:19 Demon Dust
5:02 Nice Day for Fishing
6:23 Skin Deep
7:54 Electro Bop Boxing League
9:30 Is this Seat Taken?
10:50 Water Maid
12:03 Upstream
13:16 The Alpinist
14:51 Spellbrew Express
16:10 Red Rocket Defencism
17:15 Creepy Redneck Dinosaur Mansion 3
18:48 Hypogea

Josh Bycer

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Best Next Fest Demos Part 6

This is part 6 of my (Josh Bycer‘s) favorite demos from Steam Next Fest February 2025.

00:00 Intro
00:13 Liliac 0
01:07 Aethermancer
3:02 Doloc Town
4:35 Dungeon Warfare 3
5:47 Knightica
7:13 Star Fire
8:41 The Electrifying Incident
10:08 Faun Town
12:17 Tower Wizard

Josh Bycer

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Best Next Fest Demos Part 5

This is part 5 of my (Josh Bycer’s) indie showcase of the best Next Fest demos from February 2025.

00:00 Intro
00:16 DeadWire
2:00 Gnomes
3:33 Nitro Gen Omega
4:57 Beyond the Ice Palace 2
6:35 Blightstone
8:02 Geargrit
9:50 Scarlet: City of Devils

Josh Bycer

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Haunted PS1 Demo Showcase

This is a showcase of almost every demo featured in the Haunted PS1 Demo Disc Flipside Frights.

0:00 Intro
00:55 Sorrow
2:15 Spyrit Walker
3:46 Subversive Memories
5:08 Axyz
6:14 Scissors In Hell
7:36 Ticky’s Tower of Time
8:24 Prison of Husks
9:27 500 Calibur Contractz
10:39 Blessed Burden
11:34 Toree Saturn
12:26 Death in Abyss
13:44 Eclipsium
15:00 FriendShapes
16:37 The Hungry Fly
17:45 No Strings Attached/ Vladimere Lhore Collection
18:36 No Players Online
20:03 Trip
21:09 Children of Saturn

Josh Bycer

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Indie Showcase for 3/12/25

The weekly showcases highlight the many indie games we play here on the channel. If you want me (Josh Bycer) to look at your game for a future one please reach out.

0:00 Intro
00:14 Sheepy A Short Adventure
1:40 Dungeons & Doomknights
2:57 Sky Settlers
4:26 Into the Necrovale
5:44 Immortal Life
7:08 Clown Meat

Josh Bycer

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